Thanks MF, we had a weekend of plenty of eating, we didnt really eat any bad foods it was all pretty much whole foods we just ate a whole lot of it,lol. It was Portias birthday so we had a mini holiday in Vancouver so we had a relaxed few days of eating so i think that helped my lifting ability the next day in the gym. As for the cardio it was a real struggle as my weight had jumped up to 174lbs which amazed me, but already today i am down to 169lbs.

We really enjoyed our days off but now we are back on our plan and going for it.

Matt

_________________"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."-Bruce Lee

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.-Arnold Schwarzenegger

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_________________"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."-Bruce Lee

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.-Arnold Schwarzenegger

Squats - 8 x 20lbs, 8 x 60lbs, 6 x 95lbs, 6 x 95lbs, 6 x 95lbs, 6 x 95lbsStay on 95lbs, the first few reps were not going low enough. I picked up my game and did go lower and performed so much better than previously and I felt it. Stay at this weight and get the depth on all sets.

I decided today to catch up on all my journaling so it is up to date. I have been without a computer for over a week and it has been difficult getting to a public computer because of the hours I am now working.I have been watching motivational videos, Skip La Cours latest series with Ronnie La Cour and rethinking what the hell I am doing.I had so much passion and enthusiasm o achieve my Bodybuilding and fitness goals and as I reflected this week I wondered where it all went. I have used a lot of the lessons learnt from Skip La Cour and applied them to my work life and it has worked wonders, my progression has been amazing. I also noticed that putting this much effort into one thing you often neglect another and I don’t have any excuses apart from being lazy and putting my fitness into the background.I am pleased to say since the start of the year I have not missed a meal or workout, the problem I have had is my enthusiasm/passion/emotion whilst I am in the gym. Sometimes I felt drained from what was going on at work that it was affecting my workouts and I was not “there” when I was in the gym, I was physically but my mind was elsewhere (I realized this when watching Skips video with Ronnie).

My input in my journaling has been low, again I have never missed recording a workout or meal in my notebook but online it’s a different story.

I am going to make a change, I am a MASS MACHINE in work and in the gym.

I have re read my Daily Disciplines and made some changes.

Daily Disciplines

1. Achieve at least a level 8/10 Intensity in every workout and cardio session.

Incline DB Bench Press – 3 ½ x 65lbs, 3 ½ x 65lbs, 3 ½ x 65lbsStay on 65lbs, I felt so strong on the first 3 reps then when I went for the 4th rep I hit a brick wall, maybe this was a mental brick wall rather than strength one. I can do 6 reps of 60lbs so I don’t want to go down, next week I will get at least 4 reps on each set.

I went to the gym and achieved an 8/10 in my workout.I have been reviewing my progress/goals and everything in the life of Mattpb and have started a new set of goals which are more ambitious! I relised that I slowed down as I was getting closer to my goals, its good I am getting closer to my goals but I if I set them higher I can keep on striving for more.I enjoyed a lovely sunny day in Vancouver.I woke up and jumped out of bed to start the day in a great way.

What about my day could I improve to make things EVEN BETTER?

Set higher goals.Visualise my goals to keep the fire alive inside.Listen to Skips audio seminars as I know it makes me feel so much better.

What can I do to make things more enjoyable?

Tell myself I love doing all the things I sometimes don’t want to do.Knowing that everything I do is taking me one step closer to my goals.

Intensity Level8/10

Why?

Daily Disciplines

1. Achieve at least a level 8/10 Intensity in every workout and cardio session. YES

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